rec.autos.simulators

> That brings back some memories of how good GT racing was in the mid 80's
to
> early 90's.. That was John Morton driving the Electromotive Nissan
> 300ZXTT-GTP car. He was making a lap during practice, went up no name
turned
> the corner, went up hill and WHOOOSH! The front end lifted with no warning
> like some of the Top Fuel cars do.. Before you couldn't count to 4 he was
in
> mid-air... John was okay and walked from the car simliar to Yanick's crash
> at Petit Le Mans last year... The driver line up for that year was if I
> remember -

>  John Morton and Jeff Brabbam - In one car I think #33

>  Derek Daly and ? in the second 300ZX

>  Hmm I wonder if can make car sets for SCGT? Imagine, GTP and LMP cars
from
> '84-'93!, Zakspeed/Roush Mustang GT (remember Kevin Cogan drove that car
for
> awhile..) Bobby Rahal's Mustang/Probe GTP that won it's first race out.
That
> was one of the first front engine protype race cars... Hmm I think I know
> where Don Panoz got that idea from..  Klaus Ludwig's mid-engine
> Mustang/Probe GTP car was the second car, and it only won one race in it's
> lifetime also..  Yeah bring back some of the older IMSA and Le Mans cars,
> that would be great! If you have any questions about sportscar racing from
> back then, let me know I can answer most of those I think..=) One last
thing
> somebody make a REAL Can Am car set! You know Alum. big block Chevy powerd
> Shadows...!

>  Tony

> > Awhile back someone was asked how the time of sim cars compared with
> > those of the real cars racing at Lime Rock (LR). Someone found the old
> > times from '97 and stated that the sim times were faster (by a few
> > seconds) the reason is that on the back strech where you make the right
> > hand and go up the small rise, there is a patch of concrete to the right
> > with cones along the main course. That patch of concrete is a chicane at
> > the real race course!! The real sports cars (GT) go through that chicane
> > because you may have notice that if you have good speed coming into that
> > corner when you reach the top of that small hill your revs will spike.
> > That is because your back end is lifts (slightly) off the ground. They
> > added this chicane because in the late 80's or early 90's a closed
> >***pit GTP car came through there and had so much speed that it's nose
> > lifted in the air and the car got airborne! I think it filped over on
> > its top side. I saw a Trans-Am's race there and they did not use the
> > chicane. You could see and hear the back end of the TA cars  lift off
> > the ground! The GT cars, WSC, and Barber Dodge (pro) cars all use the
> > chicane. Hopfully there is a LM fanatic out there that could share with
> > us the story of that GTP car that fliped!

> > Just think how difficult it would be if the demo had that chicane! Right
> > now I fly thru there in 4 gear with the M3 and if I hit it right I hear
> > the back end lift (the spike in rpm).

> > I apologize if this topic has already been dicussed.